Writer and Executive Producer of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off BenDavid Grabinski joins slim and Flynn to chat about Big Trouble in Little China, Stop Making Sense, Midnight Run, and The Legend of Billie Jean. They also discuss their favorite concert experiences, Harry Potter midnight releases, forcing their relatives to watch Planes, Trains, and Automobiles every Thanksgiving, poorly marketed rom-coms, and much more. Chapters: Searchlight (00:00:00) Big Trouble in Little China (00:04:44) Stop Making Sense (00:12:16) Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (00:20:14) Midnight Run (00:27:53) Legend of Billie Jean (00:37:52) Closing credits (00:48:00) Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, Massachusetts, and Philadelphia. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Email us!

Editor and critic of ScreenCrush.com and writer of a brand new book on Siskel & Ebert, Matt Singer joins slim and Brian to talk Los Angeles Plays Itself, Gymkata, his new book Opposable Thumbs, Classic Albums: Steely Dan - AJA, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. They also discuss their connections to LA through film, memories of reading their favorite film critics, learning to love bad films, what the heck a mixing board even does, and grappling with emotional films later in life. Chapters: Annual Letterboxd Sale (00:00:00) Opening credits (00:02:00) Los Angeles Plays Itself (00:05:55) Gymkata (00:17:44) Opposable Thumbs (00:30:03) Steely Dan (00:45:11) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (00:53:15) Closing credits (01:04:07) Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Email us!

"Killers of the Flower Moon" is discussed in this special podcast episode featuring David Grann and Martin Scorsese. They delve into the adaptation of the book into a film and the importance of accurately representing Osage culture. The podcast also explores the history of Osage land ownership, the duality of Christianity in the story, and the role of film in expanding cultural awareness.

The power of podcasting compels you to listen as the Letterboxd crew gathers for a roundtable discussion about The Exorcist. Slim⁠ puts on his seasonable vestments and welcomes ⁠Gemma⁠, ⁠Mia⁠, Brian and ⁠Mitchell⁠ into the Letterboxd Studio to walk down memory lane on their first-time watches, favorite moments, and much more. They also spend time on The Exorcist: Believer, The Exorcist III, and offer up some other religious horror recommendations. Happy Halloween! Chapters: Opening credits (00:00:45) The Exorcist roundtable (00:04:24) Sequels (00:34:31) Religious horror recommendations (00:43:16) Closing credits (00:53:20) Credits: Recorded in Auckland, Delaware, LA, and Philadelphia. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Editorial producer: Brian Formo. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Email us!

Horror maven and Dread Central editor-in-chief Mary Beth McAndrews joins Mia and Flynn to trauma bond with the girlies over her four favorite films: Joel Anderson’s Lake Mungo, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure, Bob Clark’s Black Christmas and Dusty Mancinelli & Madeleine Sims-Fewer’s Violation. Our conversation covers Mary Beth’s academic specialties in found footage horror and woman-helmed rape-revenge narratives, Hugh Grant’s shocking middle name (hidden in one of these film’s titles), the coming-of-age ritual of showing your friends The Midnight Meat Train on a high school sleepover and how all three of us have survived EMDR therapy. Plus! Read Mia’s deep-dive into Letterboxd’s most obsessively rewatched horror movies on Journal. Chapters: Opening credits (00:00:00) Lake Mungo (00:04:43) Cure (00:19:14) Black Christmas (00:27:51) Violation (00:37:34) Closing credits (00:52:33) Sponsor: Apple Original Film: Fingernails. Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles CA, Nantucket MA and Washington DC. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Editorial producer: Brian Formo. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Email us! Lists & Links: Mary Beth’s podcasts Scarred For Life and Watched Once, Never Again Holli’s Black Christmas review

Horror and alien fans, it’s our time. Slim sits down with Brian Duffield to chat about his movie No One Will Save You. Brian wrote and directed this alien home invasion story (with much more) and since release it’s been one of the most-watched movies on Letterboxd. Aliens, no dialog, great lighting, gorgeous house, Kaitlyn Dever…what more do you need? Brian and Slim talk about his horror inspirations, Signs (of course), the design of that house, Kaitlyn’s amazing performance, how he uses his own Letterboxd account, and much more. Credits: Recorded in Philadelphia PA and Burbank CA. Edited by ⁠Slim⁠. Music: “Into Town” by Joseph Trapanese. Editorial producer: ⁠Brian Formo⁠. Production manager: ⁠Sophie Shin⁠. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production.

It’s a match made in hell as Horrorville editor Brett Petersel joins Gemma and Slim in a basement studio surrounded by zombies to talk through four of his favorite horror films: Clive Barker’s Nightbreed, Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation, Bruce McDonald’s Pontypool and Waxwork from Anthony Hickox. We’re talking uncomfortable dinner parties, single-location horror, Gemma’s terror of wax museums, Slim’s fear of terrible podcasting etiquette and how Brett’s love of Nightbreed could rescue people from cults. Plus: that one time Brett and Slim met Tom Cruise together. Chapters: Sponsored by the Disney Bundle (00:00:00) Opening credits (00:00:45) Nightbreed (00:10:42) The Invitation (00:24:46) Pontypool (00:35:57) Waxwork (00:44:47) Brett’s stats (00:53:20) Sponsor: Disney Bundle plans starting at $9.99 a month. Terms apply. Credits: Recorded in Long Island NY, Philadelphia PA and Auckland NZ. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Editorial producer: Brian Formo. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Email us! Lists & Links: List of movies mentioned Horrorville on Letterboxd Brett’s Letterboxd profile Hooptober X Reviews of Nightbreed by Cinemonster, Brett, Felix and Ryan; The Invitation by Nathan, Jeremy; PontyPool by Mr Saxon (and Graham Williamson’s Claustraphilia list); Waxwork by KaijuMan, Brian and Lucas. Letterboxd Visits the Criterion Closet Slim and Brett meet Tom Cruise

The hosts discuss the Fall slate of movies. They talk about their favorite movies of the year so far. They also discuss the excitement surrounding David Fincher's upcoming film 'The Killer'. They talk about the upcoming movie 'Wonka' and their mixed feelings about it. They explore the upcoming historical epic film 'Napoleon' directed by Ridley Scott. They discuss the upcoming movie adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy's and mention the top 10 movies on their watchlist.

Jigsaw’s long-term apprentice Mia Lee Vicino sat down with the director of Saw X, Kevin Greutert, to pick his brain about the long-running horror franchise. Kevin has edited the first five Saw films, directed fan-favorite Saw VI and Saw 3D, and now returns to the electric director’s chair for the tenth installment, which is—as of recording—the most critically acclaimed Saw since Lawrence and Adam initially got trapped in that fateful bathroom nineteen years ago. We chat about the beauty and brutality of New French Extremity and practical gore, which Saw traps we could most likely survive and whether or not Jigsaw’s claims of “never having killed anyone” are credible, or just delusional. Blades up, little murder puppets! Credits: Recorded in Brooklyn NY and Los Angeles CA. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Editorial producer: Brian Formo. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production.

We are Boonsong and Flynn Slicker is our Monkey Ghost. Letterboxd’s elusive social media manager joins hosts Gemma and Slim from the seaside for a deep chat about her four favorite films: Wong Kar-wai’s Fallen Angels, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, John Carney’s Sing Street and René Liu’s Us And Them. We celebrate siblings and hot people, commiserate about how hard it is to be alive, calculate how long Raphina and Cosmo would have taken to get to Wales in that tiny boat, normalize hanging out with ghosts and marvel at the genius of running other people’s businesses at night. Plus! Read Flynn’s Q&A with John Carney on Journal. Sponsor: mubi.com/letterboxd Credits: Recorded in Nantucket MA, Philadelphia PA and Auckland NZ. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Editorial producer: Brian Formo. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Chapters: Sponsored by MUBI (00:00:00) Opening credits (00:01:10) Fallen Angels (00:10:12) Uncle Boonmee (00:23:29) Sing Street (00:40:15) Us and Them (00:54:45) Closing credits (01:12:19) Links: List of movies mentioned Flynn’s Letterboxd profile Letterboxd Visits the Criterion Closet Gemma’s interview with Kamila Andini on Journal Apichatpong Weerasethakul profile in The New Yorker Lists mentioned: When You’re Young, Vibrant, and Lost in This World by hungcat Letterboxd 100: Chinese Cinema by Rahat Ahmad Reviews mentioned: Flynn & Josh Lewis’s Fallen Angels reviews Carol Grant’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives review Jae’s Us and Them review